National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 7 : Catchment Management AgenciesPart 4 : Intervention, disestablishment or change of water management areas of catchment management agencies88. Disestablishment of catchment management agency |
| (1) | The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, disestablish a catchment management agency if it is desirable— |
| (a) | for purposes of re-organising water management institutions in that area in the interests of effective water resource management; |
| (b) | because the catchment management agency cannot or does not operate effectively; or |
| (c) | because there is no longer a need for the catchment management agency. |
| (2) | Before disestablishing a catchment management agency the Minister must— |
| (a) | publish a notice in the Gazette— |
| (i) | stating the intention to disestablish the catchment management agency and the reasons therefor; and |
| (ii) | inviting written comments on the proposed disestablishment and giving a specified address to which and a date before which the comments are to be submitted, which date may not be earlier than 60 days after publication of the notice; |
| (b) | consider what further steps, if any, are appropriate to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of interested persons, and take those steps which the Minister considers to be appropriate; and |
| (c) | consider all comments received on or before the specified date. |